愿望 yuànwàng desire
desire; wish
怎么记住“愿望”: 愿 wish + 望 gaze = desire.
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用法
- A wish/desire, something one hopes will come true - 实现愿望 (shíxiàn yuànwàng) fulfill a wish; 美好的愿望 a beautiful hope.
- A noun for the hoped-for outcome, warmer and more heartfelt than 希望 (xīwàng, hope, also a verb). You 实现 (realize) a 愿望.
- Different from 欲望 (yùwàng, desire/craving, often physical or greedy): 愿望 is a wholesome wish.